Panty girdle



J. E, ROBBINS Nov. 30, 1948.

PNTY GIRDLE Filed Nov. 19, 3,946 v IL n I I l I I r l I I n I In Patented Nov. 30, 1948 emne ps-TATES PATENT OFFICE PAN TY GIBJDLE Jack ll. Itobbins, New York, NY., la ssignoriv to i' Poirette Corsets Inc., New York, N. Y.

Application November 19, 1946, Serial No. 710,828

` (om-cs)v i I 1 Claim.

This' invention vrelates to girdles and corsets and more particularly to'a vgirdle of the lpanty type.

It is an object of this invention to provide a girdle of the kind to be more particularly described hereinafter, having slits extending along the length of the body thereof on opposite sides, at least one of the slits extending upwardly from the lower edge -and side.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved panty girdle having a slit or opening on one side thereof extending downwardly from the waist, and a slit or opening on the other side extending upwardly from the lower edge of the leg portion and nterengaging fastening elements on the adjacent edges of each of said openings With a slider for engaging the interengagng elements of each opening to secure the edges in locked position.

A still further object of this invention is to provide an improved panty girdle having an opening on opposite sides thereof Which extend along the outer sides of the leg of the wearer to provide for readily putting on and removing the garment, one of the openings extending upwardly from the lower edge of one leg and the other extending downwardly from the waist.

Yet another object of this invention is to provide a panty girdle of this type having an opening on one side extending upwardly from one leg and interengaging fastening elements on each side of the opening with a slider for Connecting the correlated fastening elements, the opening providing in its fullest open position, a flap which may be folded to permit the toilet of the wearer i without the removal of the garment.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in the arrangement, combination and details of construction disclosed in the drawings and specification, and then more particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a corset constructed according to an embodiment of this invention,

Figure 2 is a fragm'entary section taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a fragmentary side elevation.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral ill designates generally a panty girdle having a body formed with a plurality of front sections, side sections and a rear section, fixed securely together. The front section ll is formed with four panels l2 which are secured together along their adjacent side edges by stitching, two panels on each side of the center line lof the front section ll. A pair of side sections I4 on opposite sides of the; girdle ll) connect the rear section 15 and the outer edges of the outer front panels 12 together. The rear section l5 is fixed to the side sections M along their adjacent edges, by stitching or other suitable securing means, and the side sections [4 are secured to the front section i i half way along the length of the adjacent edges thereof.

One side of the girdle lil is formed with a slit between theside section M and the outer panel 12, whichv extends from the waist or top edge of the girdle downwardly a distance just short of half the length of the abutting edges of the side and front sections. The opposite side of the girdle Hi is formed With a slit between the side section 14 and center section H, Which eX- tends upwardly from the lower edge to a point just short of half the length of the adjacent edges. The rear section l5 is fastened to the center panels l2 of the front section ll at the center thereof by a portion of the back section Which extends forwardly to form the crotch of the girdle and the inner portion of leg sections l'l.

For securing the edges of the slits together there is provided a plurality of correlated interengagng fastening means IB which are carried by the opposite edges of each slit. The fastening elements l8 are moved into interengaging looked position by a slider I9 for securing the slits in closed position. The fastening elements IBVmay be made of metal or other suitable material and to prevent the metal from touching the skin of a Wearer there is provided an elongated flap 19 which is secured to one side of the slit and which is adapted to underle the fastening elements l8, when the girdle is worn.

Suitable stays 20 are fixed in the girdle between adjacent sections and between the adjacent panels of the front section to provide for the shape of the girdle on the Wearer. The front and rear sections may be made of suitable fabric and the side sections M are preferably made of elastic material to provide a snug fit and to allow for a slight variation in size.

In the use of this girdle HI, both slits may be opened when the garment is to be put on and the slits are initially secured in a closed position by correlated hook and eye members carried by adjacent sections. As shown in Figure 2, the hook member `2l is carried by the panel l'2 and the eye 22 is carried by the edge of the side section M. Closing the interengaging fastening elements l8 completes the closing of the slits and all variations falling within the purview of the.

appended claLim.

What I claim is:

A panty girdle comprising a front section,,a. rear section, elastic side sectionsconnectingo.said

front and rear sections, said girdle being provided with a slit on one sidextending: downwardly from the upper edge of said girdlefbetween.

one of said side sections and said front'section a distance slightly 1ess-than one-half the length 'of'theabutting edges'off said'- sections, and a sec'- 'ontslit on thefopposite'sideibetween' said front section and the other of said side sections; said latter slit extending upwardly from' the lower edge of said girdle a distance slightly less than one-half the length of the edges of said joining sections, and releasably inter-engaging means carried by the free edges of said sections for closing said slits, said side sections being connected together by a narrow intermediate horizontaLportionoi said front section in the open position ofisaidislits providing for the ready expansion of the diameter of 'said girdle in application and removal from a body.

JACK E. ROBBINS.

REFERENCES CITED 'Iiheffollowing references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Jacobs et all Dec. 1'0'; 1940 

